Word: overheat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which made them believe that the core of enriched uranium was covered with coolant when it was not. The operators switched off the system on the assumption that it was no longer needed. The premature shutdown and temporary loss of coolant caused the reactor's fuel rods to overheat. They reached a temperature of around 2,500° F., which could have led to a meltdown. Water pouring into the reactor overflowed to form a 250,000-gal. lake on the floor of the reactor building. Some of this water, laden with highly radioactive products, was pumped into...
Bubble Effect. Ford's chief economic adviser, Alan Greenspan, is concerned that the shortfall may lead "to an acceleration of spending later on." But he is not pleased with the prospect and cautions that a "very bad fiscal-policy decision" could cause the economy to overheat and drive up inflation. Just how much new spending will be touched off by the unused $9 billion remains to be seen. One guess: not much. Deputy OMB Director Paul O'Neill doubts that there will be any "bubble effect" and predicts that overall spending for the current fiscal year, which ends...
...plant that makes trichlorophenol, which is used in manufacturing disinfectant soaps and deodorants. The process can produce a highly toxic substance with the jawbreaking name of tetrachlorodibenzodioxine, or, as it is more commonly called, TCDD. On the morning of July 10, a stuck safety valve caused an autoclave to overheat and speed up the chemical reaction that produces TCDD. The result was an explosion that released two kilos (4.4 lbs.) of the poison...
...world has coal reserves for hundreds of years, not just for half a century, as it has for oil." He also argues that the world should limit its use of energy: "At the moment we waste some of it, using it as if there were no tomorrow. We overheat our buildings in winter and freeze them in the summer. What we have to do is spend relatively more on insulating our buildings properly and rather less on heating and cooling them...
...approaches is one that we have announced recently and will be available through dealers for all pre-1968 models. It amounts to changing the vacuum advance on the distributor with a high temperature override so it won't overheat. This total packet has been announced on our dealer list for $9.05 plus labor...